This is the repository for book entries on Matt's Directory project.
This repository will perioidically be merged into the current active directory.
To add a book - ideally your own - to the directory you will need to clone this repository create your entry and then submit a pull request.
If your pull request is accepted, your update will go live on the next update.
#FAQ
Yes. This is intentional. Entries for the directory should be lovingly crafted. This way, each entry must have been created by a person, vetted by a person, and therefore suitable for reading by people.
This multistep process should ensure that those submitting entries mean it.
I might make a tool sometime that helps generate your initial entry file.
Yes. Matt's Directory project icons are here.
It depends. I do not have a merge schedual established yet.
Pleanty.
- Entry files must have no spaces in their name.
- Entry file names must closely reflect the title or identity of the file
- No needless profanity, please
- There must be one and only one dot in the file name and it must go before the word entry.
- Files are named like this: Any-Thing-appropriate-99.entry
- Entry files must be valid XML.
No.
If you want to offer cash, gifts, cups of coffee, or something, you will find ways to do so if you explore all my stuff. I'm not looking for money or stuff - just great links people will love.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Give your problem a google - this often solves problems.
If Google is not helpful, drop by the discussions tab and try to explain what you need help with.
Yes, you may do so. New sub-folders will be considered when and only when the parent category has at least six entries.
Probably.
It might be moved as we fill out genres. Supply a few sensible genre tags to guide future updates or sumbit a pull request with your own move commited.
No.
Once one person does that, others will and before long keeping track of everything will be a nghtmare.
Thus: One book, one entry.
Please select the genre of best fit and list the others in the genres tag.
Probably not.
At least not without occasional updates.
As the authors' section grows, the chance of profiles with dead links grows too. If dead links are found on an entry, it may be edited or removed.
Please keep your author entry up to date and submit a new pull request with your changes.
Also, if you hit the news for doing something bad, I may opt to remove your profile entry. I'm not shooting for exhaustive but for excellence.
As many as does not look spammy. My rule of thumb is that they should fit on one line when viewed from my desktop browser.
Mostly, yes.
Well researched entries for other authors may be considered if sufficient due dilligence appears to have been applied.
As these are profiles of living people, speedy delition is always a possibility.
No.
Please do not do this. Better to have one fully loaded entry than several fragmented ones.